My new apartment: Renovation (Part 1)
Excited new homeowner in Singapore navigates renovations and prepares for a growing family. 🏠👶
Steve Chen
Software Engineer & Builder
I recently got my keys, around July. I know the excitement every Singaporean feels getting their first house, and also having their CPF wiped out.
The house isn't cheap; my wife and I paid around 570K SGD for it.
Currently, we've only done the floors. We picked the tiles from Soon Bee Huat, Woodville, Miel colour, and found a contractor to lay them. We didn't look for an ID because we wanted to save some money, as my wife and I are expecting a son soon.
Laying the tiles cost about 10,500 SGD altogether, and this week the contractor told me it was completed. I went to take a look today and found some cracks on the skirting, so they're going to fix them.
Today, I also bought a ceiling fan, air conditioner, and a digital lock for my front door. I'll do an update once they are delivered and installed.
To be continued...